Cultivator-axle



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LINCOLN BRADEN, OF LAXVRENCE, KANSAS.

CULTlVATOR-AXLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,917, dated March 8, 1887;

(No model.)

To all 1077,0722, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LINCOLN BRADEN, of the city of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas, State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cultivator and Stalk- Outter Axles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this speci-' fication.

The nature of my invention consists of an arched axle in two equal sections, each sec tion being so constructed that its horizontal portions form right angles with its perpendicular portion, the two ends of each horizontal portion being unequal in length. Both horizontal and perpendicular portions are of any desirable length, one section of axle having a right hand thread upon both its ends, and the other section a lefthand thread upon both its ends. The sections of axle are joined by means of a burr having threads to corre spond with threads upon the ends of the sec tions.

My improvement consists, also, of a metal tongue-rest having two down ward projections between which said burr is fixed. Each of said downward projections has a perforation through which the ends of sections pass into said burr. This tonguerestalso has horizon- 40 ff to t i, fromi z to m m, and from mm to h show the axle as used in the cultivator. The lines from ff to H, the dotted lines from Z Z to m m, and lines from m m to It show axle as used in a stalk-cutter.

By removing the endsb b of sections from the burr and reversing the sections by inserting the endsff the angles at m m will be at H and angles t at c c. This will Widen the space between the perpendiculars from t' z to l Z. This space from Zto Z is necessary and sufiicient for the use of this axle in a stalk-cutter. The space fromi to'iis necessary and sufficient for the use of this axle in a cultivator. Theperpendicular projectionse 0 hold the tongue in place upon its rests.

The arms a a, the U shaped clamps dd, the plates jj, andlapsk 7:, together with the downwardprojecting arms a a, hold the axle in place and make thejoint at h inflexible.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An arched axle in two equal sections, said sections adapted to be reversed end for end, one section having a right-hand screwthread upon each end, and the other section having a lefuhand screw-thread upon each end, said sections being connected by a burr or other-suitable means, substantially asshown and described.

2. A tongue rest having two downwardprojecting arms with perforations for the axlesections and two horizontally-projectingarlns at right angles to the tongue, in combination with the two axle-sections having unequal ends and adapted to be reversed and either end secured to said tongue rest, substantial] y as shown and described.

LINCOLN BRADEN.

\Vitnesses:

F. A. NORTHWAY, J AMES DE LONG. 

